Bridget Griffin

Citations

1. [S2727] Connecticut State Library, online https://libguides.ctstatelibrary.org/az.php. Connecticut Vital Records - Index of Marriages, 1897-2001. Martin Crean and Bridget Griffin, marr. Waterbury 28 May 1914.
2. [S2779] Naturalization Records of Non-Federal Courts in Connecticut, 1793-1975, National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, District of Columbia, online Ancestry.com. Petition no. 5027, Waterbury CT, 12 Sep 1927. Bridget Crean, b. Kerry, Ireland, 31 Mar 1894; imm. on the Caronia, dep. Queenstown 26 Apr 1913, arr. NY 5 May 1913; wife of Martin Cream, b. 10 Mar 1890, two children, res. 344 Hill St., Waterbury CT. Witn. John Patrick Murphy, fireman, res. 4 Ayer St., Waterbury CT, and Martin Crean, fireman, res. 62 Ayer St., Waterbury CT.
   Oath of Allegiance and Admission 17 Jan 1928, Naturalization Cert. No. 2650243.
3. [S11] 1920 U.S. Federal Census. Martin (30), b. and parents b. Ireland, imm. 1910 [corrected from 1900], millwright (brass mill); Bridget (26), b. and parents b. Ireland, imm. 1913.
4. [S346] 1940 U.S. Federal Census. Martin (50), b. Eire, carpenter (chemical manufacturing); Bridget (46), b. Eire; res. same place in 1935.
5. [S1411] Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, (Washington, D.C.: Social Security Administration), index online Ancestry.com, Mary Elizabeth Crean, dau. of Martin Crean and Bertha [sic] Griffin, b. Waterbury CT 1 Aprl 1917, d. 1 Jun 1993.
6. [S2780] NJ.com, online www.nj.com. S.J. Priola Parsippany Funeral Service, 60 North Beverwyck Rd., Lake Hiawatha, NJ:
   "Sister Marjorie Crean Wednesday Mass for the former Sister Teresa Martina, Sister of Charity of St. Elizabeth Sister Marjorie Crean (formerly Sister Teresa Martina), a Sister of Charity of Saint Elizabeth, died Sunday, Sept. 14, 2014, at Saint Anne Villa, Convent Station, N.J., at the age of 92. The wake for Sister Marjorie Crean will be held in Saint Anne Villa, Convent Station, rom 2 to 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2014, followed by Mass of Christian Burial at 6 p.m. Burial will be at 10 a.m. on Thursday, Sept. 18, 2014, in Holy Family Cemetery, Convent Station." Sister Marjorie was born in Waterbury, Conn., the daughter of Martin and Bridget (Griffin) Crean. She entered the Sisters of Charity on March 25, 1941, and was a member for 73 years. Sister Marjorie graduated from the College of Saint Elizabeth, Convent Station, with a B.S. degree in elementary education and from Fairfield University, Fairfield, Conn., with an MA degree in education and administration. Sister Marjorie served in the education ministry in New Jersey, and in education and pastoral ministry in Connecticut. In New Jersey, she taught at St. Mary School, Jersey City; St. Mary Elementary School, Dumont; and St. Paul School, Clifton. In Connecticut, she taught at St. John School, New Have,n and was principal and teacher in St. Mary School, Waterbury. Sister Marjorie worked in support personal-radiation therapy and in pastoral ministry at the Hospital of St. Raphael, New Haven, Conn. She moved to Saint Anne Villa, Convent Station, in 2006, where she resided until her death. She is survived by the Sisters of Charity; her cousins, Richard and Gradida Teahan, and Florence (Bunny) Sullivan, wife of the late John Sullivan. She was predeceased by her sister, Mary E. Crean."
   Published by The Star-Ledger on Sep. 16, 2014.